Description
The Yoast SEO addon adds dedicated columns for Yoast metadata to Admin Columns Pro — SEO title, meta description, focus keyword, and readability score — directly in the post, page, and custom post type listing in WordPress. With inline editing enabled, you can update these fields without opening each individual post, and you can also sort the table by SEO score and filter content based on optimization criteria. The integration turns the admin listing screen into a central SEO audit dashboard. Designed for anyone managing dozens or hundreds of URLs and needing to review metadata at scale.
Key Features
- Yoast columns in the admin: displays SEO title, meta description, and focus keyword directly in the WordPress listing.
- Inline metadata editing: updates Yoast fields directly in the table without opening each post in the editor.
- Sorting by SEO score: ranks posts and pages by the SEO score assigned by Yoast.
- Filters by SEO criteria: isolates content with optimization issues, missing descriptions, or duplicate keywords.
- Broad compatibility: applies Yoast SEO columns to posts, pages, and custom post types where Yoast is active.
Yoast SEO Benefits
- SEO auditing at scale: reviews metadata for many posts on a single screen instead of opening them one by one.
- Faster fixes: adjusts title and description inline as soon as the issue is identified.
- Centralized view: brings Yoast data together in the same panel where you already manage content.
- Performance-based prioritization: sorting by score quickly shows which URLs need attention.
Who Is It For?
- Content and SEO teams that maintain large volumes of posts in WordPress.
- Agencies and professionals who perform recurring metadata audits on client sites.
- Editors and administrators who already use Yoast SEO and Admin Columns Pro and want to unify the review workflow.
The Yoast SEO addon is for anyone who needs to manage SEO metadata in bulk, turning the standard WordPress listing into a review hub. It serves content professionals, SEO specialists, and agencies that manage extensive catalogs of posts and pages and need to reduce the time spent opening each item to check the title, description, and focus keyword.
Frequently asked questions
Is Admin Columns Pro Yoast SEO GPL-licensed?
Yes. Admin Columns Pro Yoast SEO is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use Admin Columns Pro Yoast SEO on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install Admin Columns Pro Yoast SEO on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.
How much does Admin Columns Pro Yoast SEO cost at Ultrapack?
Admin Columns Pro Yoast SEO costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).
Does Admin Columns Pro Yoast SEO include updates?
Yes. The current version of Admin Columns Pro Yoast SEO is 1.2, published at Ultrapack on Mar 24, 2022. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is Admin Columns Pro Yoast SEO scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of Admin Columns Pro Yoast SEO goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
What are the requirements for the plugin Admin Columns Pro Yoast SEO?
Requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher.
What changed in this version
Version 1.2
- Release Date: March 22nd, 2022
- [Added] New social related columns for Facebook and Twitter fields (Image, Title, and Description)
- [Dependency] Requires Admin Columns Pro 5.7
Version 1.1
- Release Date: September 21st, 2021
- [Dependency] Requires Admin Columns Pro 5.6
Version 1.0.3
- Release Date: February 26th, 2021
- [Added] New Taxonomy SEO columns: SEO Title, Meta Description, Canonical URL, Noindex, Used in Sitemap, and Focus Keyword
Version 1.0.2
- Release Date: December 15th, 2020
- [Improved] Only allows to hide the Yoast filters on supported post types only
- [Dependency] Requires Admin Columns Pro 5.3
Version 1.0.1
- Release Date: July 24th, 2020
- [Fixed] The Primary Taxonomy column was given an error when adding it to the overview
- [Added] Added the option to disable the filter dropdowns for SEO Scores and Readability Scores on the posts list table.
Release notes published by the developer.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
This item is an add-on for the Admin Columns Pro plugin. Installed on its own it throws no error, but it does not work either.
- Install and activate the Admin Columns Pro plugin before this one.
- Download the file
ac-addon-yoast-seo.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
- Select the file
ac-addon-yoast-seo.zip, click Install Now and then Activate.
Requirements: Requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher.
- Both stay active at the same time. Deactivating the Admin Columns Pro plugin turns this add-on off with it.
- An add-on settings usually show up inside the main plugin screens, not in a menu of their own. If you find nothing new in the dashboard after activating, look there before opening a ticket.
Stuck on a step? Open a ticket telling us which one you stopped at.

UAU Ready